Liberia: Private Security Officer Assaulted At China Union The Sacramento Bee | 28 April 2017> In 2011, the UAE acknowledged working with private military contractors, including a firm reportedly tied to Blackwater founder Erik Prince, to build up its military. The Associated Press also reported that Prince was involved in a multimillion-dollar program to train troops to fight pirates in Somalia, a program by several Arab countries, including the UAE.

Local, global security firms in race along China's 'Silk Road' Reuters | 23 April 2017> Global security companies and their smaller Chinese rivals are jostling for business along Beijing's modern-day "Silk Road", the grandiose plan for land and sea routes connecting the world's second largest economy with the rest of Asia and beyond.

Paramilitary: Russian Military Contractors Strategy Page | 22 April 2017> Noting the success the United States had with private security contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq, Russia has tried to create a similar capability.

Private security guards loot over $1 lakh in Karachi India | 21 April 2017> What might be termed as one of the biggest robberies of recent years in Karachi, two private security guards looted over $1.2 lakh (Rs 12 million in Pakistani currency) from a company van on Thursday.

When a private company is in charge of your security Pambazuka News | 13 April 2017> Just one year after the attacks in Brussels on 22 March 2016, at least one economic sector appears to be flourishing: the security sector. The Belgian subsidiary of the security multinational G4S has announced that it has hired 1,610 new employees in 2016, including temporary contracts, an "exceptionally high" figure according to the company, leader of the Belgian market, which provided 1000 additional recruits in 2017, "of which 500 women".

China's Answer to the US Military-Industrial Complex The Diplomat | 10 April 2017> From January, civil-military integration has since risen to one of the most frequently used terms in Chinese mainstream media, and many are speculating about the economic incentives for the Chinese private sector to be engaged with the patriotic duty of providing service and technology to the PLA.

Death toll in Somalia blast outside military base rises to at least 15 Reuters | 09 April 2017> "At least 15 people mostly civilians died in the blast," Major Hussein Nur, a military official, told Reuters. "We do not know the exact figure of casualties. All the people on board the ruined minibus perished. Soldiers and other private security guards also died," he said.

Costa Rica Reduces and Tracks Arms Used by Private Security Companies The Costa Rica Star | 04 April 2017> In recent months, the Public Security Ministry has destroyed 450 arms which were decommissioned by state agencies who are decreasing their use of armed guards, said Roberto Méndez, head of the private security bureau within the ministry, in a phone interview.

Blackwater founder held secret Seychelles meeting to establish Trump-Putin back channel The Washington Post | 03 April 2017> The United Arab Emirates arranged a secret meeting in January between Blackwater founder Erik Prince and a Russian close to President Vladi­mir Putin as part of an apparent effort to establish a back-channel line of communication between Moscow and President-elect Donald Trump, according to U.S., European and Arab officials.